Trunk-fastener.



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TRUNK PASTENER.

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TRUNK FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1903.

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Patented December 1 5, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES DRAPERYBIsnoP, or New YORK, N. Y.

TRUNK-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,782, dated December 15, 1903. Application filed September 19; 1903- Serial No. 173,814. (No model.) I

IThe object of the invention is to construct a fastener which shall be efficient inits operation'and which can be opened readily and automatically with the unlocking of the trunk. The construction is such that the fasteners may be concealed and entirely covered, so as to prevent accidental contact therewith. They are so constructed as to close automatically when the trunk is locked and to be released automatically when the trunk is unlocked.

The invention consists in providing fasteners in the usual positions on a trunk, consisting of loops and spring-catches. The usual lock is provided and has connected to the movable part or hasp a rod, which extends beneath the spring-catch portion of the fastener, so as v.to move therewith. When the lock is opened, the catch is withdrawn from the loop, and when the lock is closed the catch falls into its operative position.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of a trunk with fasteners embodying the improvements of my invention. Fig; 2 is a cross-sectional detail of the lock. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional detail of one of the fasteners in its released position. Fig. 4 is a similar View in the locked position. Fig. 5 is a front elevation, on an enlarged scale, of a lock and fastener, with the operating mechanism therefor, a portion of thevfastener being broken away to show the catch.

A is the top of a trunk, which is hinged to the bottom B in the usual manner.

C is a lock provided in the usual place.

D D are fasteners provided on the front of the trunk. n l Y E is a rod secured to the movable member or hasp of the lock C by means of pins e e, which rod E extends to the right and left and has its ends formed with cam-surfaces e', so as to cooperate with the fasteners D D.

.F F are cover-plates for the rod for protect-l ing it and holding it in position.

The fastener has the loop portion G, which is secured to the upper part of the trunk A and is partially protected by the cover D',

which whenin the position shown in the drawings laps over the upper edge of the coverplate D.

Ahasp C is opened and moved forward and downward, as is customary in trunk-locks,

the rod E is rotated on its axis to the position shown in Fig. 3. The rotation of the rod causes the rounded portions of the end to engage underneath thecatch H and retract it, a portion of the end being formed somewhat like a cam for facilitating this movement. Obviously both fasteners will operate in the same manner, so that the trunk is perfectly free to be opened as soon as the lock is opened.

The cover-plates, locks, and all maybe secured to the trunk in the usual lmanner by rivets.

The catch may be made in the form of a movable loop and the stationary member be formed with the end like a hook, if desired, simply transposing the parts of the structure shown in the drawings.

l The'liasp of the lock may close even if the fasteners 4fail to close, since the rod E is not attachedpto but is free from or independen t" of the catch H, the catch bearing against the Aend of the rod simply by reason of the catch being formed as a spring.

It will be noted that the only additional parts employed in the fastener of my invention over those customarily supplied with a trunk is the rod E, the parts of course being` IOS construction as Well as in its operation and to be readily applied to any form of trunk or the like.

What I claim is- 1. A trunk-fastener including a lockV having a movable member, a fastener including movable catch, and a cam operated by said hinged lock member to actnate said movable catch,`said parts being arranged so that said hinged lock member maybe moved independently of said catch.

4:. A trunk-fastener including a lock having a hinged member, a fastener including a self-closing lieXible catch, means operated by the movable lock member to disengage said catch when the movable lock member is disengaged, said parts being arranged so that the movable lock member may be locked independently of said catch.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this 18th day of September, 1903.

- JAMES DRAPER BISHOP.

Witnesses:

H. B. BROWNELL, L. VREELAND. 

